派を英語で

branch river

vocal minority

sectarian extremism

faction led [headed] by（派閥｛はばつ｝の）

leave the faction of

be loyal to

domination by the ~ faction〔factionの直前｛ちょくぜん｝には政治家｛せいじか｝の名前｛なまえ｝が入る〕

rise of extreme rightists resulting from

be dominated by

a group dominated by

hold on to majority control of

fresh information suggested militants linked to

have a small majority in

spread of religious extremists in

standoff continues between proponents and opponents of

have a moderate view of

dovish view on

stronghold of militants loyal to

call for a new reformist image to challenge

mainstream economic theory on

support the opponents of

be obstructed by hard-liners among

listen to the moderate voices in

listen in on a debate between supporters and opponents of

grow up in a Methodist family near〔【参考】Methodist〕

consider ~ (as) the mainstream

critic of various heresies including

vocal minority who criticize

put ~ in the majority

overtake ~ as the largest minority group in

a militant group targeting

consider ~ (as) the mainstream of

radical Islamists backed by

lead someone to orthodox Islam（主語｛しゅご｝によって）

rout militants behind a spate of deadly attacks on

lead someone to orthodox Islam

regard someone as a moderate

Twelve-Imam Shiites《回教》〔イスラム・シーア派｛は｝の中の最大宗派｛さいだい しゅうは｝。イラクの国教｛こっきょう｝。アリー以降｛いこう｝の12人のイマームを認｛みと｝める。第12代のムハンマド・アルムンタザル（ムハンマド・アル・マッハディ、-874,-872?）は子どもがいなかったので、イマームは彼で絶｛た｝える。しかし第12代イマームは死んだのではなく、「隠｛かく｝れ」の状態｛じょうたい｝に入っているのだと解釈｛かいしゃく｝し、世の終末｛しゅうまつ｝に再臨｛さいりん｝するとする。その間はイスラム法学者｛ほうがくしゃ｝が人々｛ひとびと｝に正しいイスラムを示｛しめ｝す。ホメイ二師｛にし｝（イラン革命｛かくめい｝）の「法学者｛ほうがくしゃ｝による統治｛とうち｝」はこれを指す。◆【参考】Shiite Muslim〕

a one-vote majority

split into two factions